Sent to Alaska to investigate the murder of a teenage girl to avoid an internal affairs investigation, respected LAPD Detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) finds himself unable to sleep due to the perpetual daylight. But things get worse for the cop when he fouls up an opportunity to catch the killer &, hidden from view, accidentally shoots his partner (Martin Donovan) instead. Dormer then tries to pin the killing on the suspect, pulp fiction novelist Walter Finch (Robin Williams); however, the villain is the one person who saw what actually happened & he begins to use this knowledge against the cop, drawing Dormer into a subtle & dangerous game in which their two fates become inextricably intertwined. Meanwhile, local rookie Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) is also on Dormer's case as she puts together the pieces of what really happened. ...

Suitable for practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, & medical students, this pocketcard contains screening, diagnostic, treatment algorithm, drug therapy, dosing information, patient monitoring, & counselling points. It provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care. ...

In today's media-saturated, hyper-connected society, increasing numbers of people are finding it hard to switch off their over-stimulated brains & escape the demands of daily life. This book shows that the roots & effects of insomnia are complex, & reveals how humans have employed art, science & witchcraft to understand & treat it. ...

Brings together information for adults with sleep difficulties. This book

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Peter Kolinsky is among the world's foremost experts on rare books, so expert that he had a prestigious job at one of the country's biggest auction houses, until black-market dealers took an interest in him. Since losing his job & narrowly avoiding jail time, Peter's lived a lonely life in a tiny apartment, with a menial publishing job he hates. ...

Insouciance is a family saga about the love that binds a maniacal mother, her anxiety-ridden husband & their long-suffering son. This is a play, both comedic & compassionate, written in Dickins' distinctive style. " The Prodigal Son" is about the homecoming of an adult son, & the affections that survive the more difficult family histories. ...